Monday, January 29, 2018

Will Chelsea land a striker?

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Will Chelsea land a striker?
With days left in the transfer window, how many big deals could still happen? Arsenal are closing on Aubameyang but what will happen with Giroud? Is Conte going to get the striker and defender he wants? Mark Ogden »

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Bizarre, frustrating... correct - the day VAR drove football mad

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Bizarre, frustrating... correct - the day VAR drove football mad
Bizarre, frustrating... correct - the day VAR drove football mad
West Brom manager Alan Pardew calls the video assistant referee system "bizarre" after it dominates their 3-2 FA Cup victory at Liverpool.

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Friday, January 26, 2018

Érik Lamela: ‘My brother is in a wheelchair … you realise what is important’

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Érik Lamela: ‘My brother is in a wheelchair … you realise what is important’
Tottenham’s winger says he feared he might never play again but his brother’s swimming pool accident has put football in perspective

Érik Lamela felt his blood run cold. The call came in December 2016 and it was one of those that everyone dreads. The Tottenham Hotspur winger’s younger brother, Axel, had banged his head in a swimming pool in their native Argentina and the damage would be grave. Axel was paralysed.

“For a few months, he couldn’t move anything,” Lamela says. “Right now, he is getting some movement back and working day by day to return to a normal life. The doctors say that he may be able to walk again but it all depends on how the rehab goes. It’s going to be a slow process and we just need a lot of patience. He is wheelchair-bound.

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

Jack Wilshere: I've never wanted to leave Arsenal

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Jack Wilshere: I've never wanted to leave Arsenal
Jack Wilshere: I've never wanted to leave Arsenal

Jack Wilshere has admitted he also envisaged a return to Arsenal.

The Englishman spent last season on loan at Bournemouth but has recently reestablished himself in Arsene Wenger's side.

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Dortmund boss wants 'clarity' over Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang future

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Dortmund boss wants 'clarity' over Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang future
Borussia Dortmund manager Peter Stoger says he wants clarity over Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's future as soon as possible. Seemingly

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The verdict: who has done better out of the Sánchez-Mkhitaryan deal?

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The verdict: who has done better out of the Sánchez-Mkhitaryan deal?
Manchester United and Arsenal have traded attacking players – our writers discuss who has come out on top from the swap

The swap deal which saw Alexis Sánchez join Manchester United and Henrikh Mkhitaryan move to Arsenal was finally confirmed on Monday after weeks of negotiations. The Chile forward has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract at Old Trafford worth an estimated £350,000 a week, while Mkhitaryan is now contracted to Arsenal until 2021 having left United only 18 months after joining from Borussia Dortmund for £27m.

Both José Mourinho and Arsène Wenger appear happy with their new acquisitions but which manager has got the better end of the deal and will both players be successful at their new clubs? Our writers give their verdict on one of the most significant transfers in recent years.

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